Lot
1378 
Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ blue, right margin single, ample margins to touching at upper left, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Cos Express, S. Frco., Feb 24" double circle date stamp on 1861, 3¢ pink entire addressed to Virginia City, N.T. with manuscript "Pony" endorsement, with black Bamber ribbon company frank at upper left; entire reduced at right into indicia and portion of address panel and a couple small edge tears, F.-V.F., an extremely rare express usage. Scott No. 143L8 Estimate $600 - 800.
A rare conjunctive usage from Bamber, who operated in the East Bay and carried the cover to San Francisco from transmission by Pony Express to Virginia City.
Realized: $1,000